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Paul is a German director and screenwriter based in Berlin. He attended the German Film and Television Academy (dffb) where he wrote and directed award-winning short films. After graduating, he wrote and worked on scripts for UFA while also developing his own work.

 

His feature writing/directing debut, Sex & Crime, was released in German theaters in 2016 to critical acclaim. He co-wrote the feature comedy Vorstadtrocker which screened at festivals and continues to play on TV regularly.

Most recently he co-wrote a feature length episode of the popular series Blind ermittelt, an Austrian-German co-production. He is currently working on his second feature film, a road movie set in the United States.

films 

Blind ermittelt - Tod im Kaffeehaus (2024)

feature 90 min

co-writer (with David Nawrath)

director David Nawrath

Sex & Crime  (2016)

feature 

writer + director

Vorstadtrocker (2015)

feature 

co-writer (with Paul Salisbury)

director Martina Plura

Sogar die Nacht (2013)

short 

writer + director

1949 (2011)

short 

writer + director

awards & nominations

Sex & Crime

MAX OPHÜLS PREIS - nominated for best feature

BUNTE NEW FACES AWARD - nominated for best debut feature

JUPITER AWARD - nominated for best feature (national)

JUPITER AWARD - nominated for best actor (national)

FESTIVAL DES DEUTSCHEN FILMS LUDWIGSHAFEN

Vorstadtrocker

 

BIBERACHER FILMFESTSPIELE - winner best TV film

BAYRISCHER FILMPREIS - nominated for best actress

FILMFEST HAMBURG 

1949

MAX OPHÜLS PREIS - nominated for best short

FBW (GERMAN FILM AND MEDIA REVIEW) - Prädikat "besonders wertvoll" (seal of approval: 'highly recommended')

FBW (GERMAN FILM AND MEDIA REVIEW) - Kurzfilm des Monats (short of the month)

SHORTCUTZ BERLIN - short of the month

SHORTCUTZ AWARD BERLIN - winner best cinematography 

SHORTCUTZ AWARD BERLIN - winner for best actor

FETSIVAL INTERNATIONAL AUDIOVISUAL PORTO - winner best film 

FILMZEITKAUFBEUREN

REGGIO FILM FESTIVAL

ALPINALE

MALESCORTO FILM FESTIVAL

EXGROUND FILMFESTIVAL

BIBERACHER FILMFESTSPIELE

 etc.

 

 

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